Morning journal and courier., 1887-04-20
CONNECTICUT LEGISLATURE.

appointed members of the board of pardons
| in concurrence with the House. The bill for
tax commissioner rejected by the House
was tabled. Senator Hill moved that tine
resolution incorporating the Hartford Light
| and Power company be made the special Or
der for Wednesday at 10 o'clock and it was so
| ordered.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The committee on agriculture reported ia
vorably on substitute bill prohibiting the
sale of liquor within 1, 200 feet of any agri-
| cultural fair. The committee on finance
reported adversely on the original bill pro-
viding for the redemption of the entire
amount of State bonds maturing rext month.
| The bill was rejected, a substitute having
been presented The committee on Capitol
furniture and grounds reported favorably on
giving the room of the reporter of the Su-
| preme court for the use of the quartermaster
general.
RECEIVED AND REFERRED.
Bill regulating medical practice, which was
| ruled out of the House last week as new bus
mess, was to-day offered to the Senate by
Senator Hill, and it Jared much better at the
hands of the higher house. Senators Coffin
and Sumner favored the receival of the bill.
| The bill was received and referred to the
judiciary committee.
MR.. GOODWIN AGAIN.
Senator Kirkham presented resolution
| directing the clerk of the Senate not to de-
liver any copies of the reply of Attorney
Robinson of the Consolidated road to the
Goodwin memorial, excepting two copies to
each Senator. Rejected; yeas 8, nays 10.
HOUSE BUSINESS.
| The special committee on the illegal taking
| of fees by county commissioners made re-
port. They found that in Windham, Mid
| dlesex, Litchfeld, Holland and New London
counties the commissioners have neglected to
comply with the law with reference to max
ing itemized reports. In all the counties ex-
cept Litchfield charges have been made for
making bonds, and is not authorized by law.
The committee say there was nothing of
criminal intent on the part of the county
commissioners, yet there has been failure
to comply with the law. Representative
Shumway, of Killingly, presented bill
for public act validating the commissioners
action, and at his request the whole matter
was referred to the judiciary committee.
NO FREE PASSES.
The judiciary committee sent in substi-
tute bill prohibiting the use of free railroad
passes except to State officials who have the
examination of railroads in charge. The
substitute bill is most sweeping in its provi-
and intention of the Interstate commerce
bill. It provides that no railroad in this
State shall carry or offer to carry any person
upon its road or over any part thereof free
of charge or at a lower rate of fare than
that which by the same right and
privilege is offered to every other
person, or shall, by its agent, servant or Of
fcer, give or offer to give to any person pass
or ticket whereby such person shall be en-
titled to ride on any part of such road in this
State free or at lower rate than is demand
ed of every person. The provisions of this
act shall not apply to any railroad officer or
employe, or to any State official whose duty
it is to instruct and report the condition of
the railroads of this State. Any railroad
company violating any of the provisions of
this act shall forfeit to the State not less
than 500 nor more than $500 for every such
violation, land action thereon shall be brought
by the States attorney for the county in
which such violation occurred. The bill
was tabled for calendar and printing.
THE CALENDAR.
The following matters on the calendar
were passed: An act relating to the Con-
necticut Humane society; resolutions incor-
porating the Fairfield County Medical society
and the Columbia Trust company; resolution
appropriating $4,000 for land in Darien for
the Fitch Home.
THE PUTNAM MONUMENT.
The resolution appropriating So, 800 for
the dedication of the Putnam monument
caused debate of over an hour. Messrs.
Hyde of Hartford, Andrews of Orange and
King of Naugatuck were opposed to the bill.
Mr.. Steele of the appropriations committee
explained the items for which the money was
needed. Messrs Hurd of Bristol, Steele of
Torrington, HUME of New Haven and others
supported and the resolution was finally
passed-S5 to A.
MISCELLANEOUS REPORTS.
The judiciary committee reported adverse
ly on the bill making it unlawful for any
person to print, or cause to be printed in
towns having two representatives in the
General Assembly, ballots containing the |
names of two candidates who are nominees
of different political parties, and all such |
ballots SO printed and polled shall be unlaw- |
full and shall not be counted. The bill was l
rejected by the House.
The committee on new counties and coun- |
ty seats reported favorably on the substitute |
bill making New Milford and Milford the 1
county seat of Litchfeld county.
The committee on appropriations recon-
purposes for the two years ending June 80, |
1889. Among the items were the following:
State House and grounds, $56, 200; printing
and circulating public acts, $55, 900; special |
commissioners, 900; incidentals, $40, 900. |
An unfavorable report was presented on
was rejected.
The committee on humane institutions re-
ported favorably on the bill for an act relat-
ing to the care and custody of insane persons
and idiots confined in jails.
NEW BRITAIN.
The New Britain Tramway company mat |
ter was called up by Mr.. Andrews, who IA |
vored it. The House refused to take the res
olution from the table, 81 to 81.
THE oLEoMARGARINE LAW.
The bill to make more effective the oleo- |
margarine law passed the Senate the other |
day and will be called from the calendar by |
the House tomorrow. The Times says:
The resumption of oleomargarine manufac-
turing in New Haven to the amount of co.
600 pounds weekly promises to impose a |
good deal of additional work and response
bility on the State dairy commissioner in
the interests of the diaries and /
farmers generally. The State law is good /
one; it has already produced excellent re-
suits through the energy of Commissioner
Tatem, and the swindling of the people by |
the sale to them of cheap oleomargarine at
the price of pure butter has been largely |
checked. The government law, it should be /
does not go beyond collecting
the government tax; it does nothing toward /
stopping fraudulent sales. The State law
does this, and the legislature should, for the /
benefit of the farmers as well as the people |
sonable means for prosecuting his work /
effectively.
LEGISLATIVE CHIT-CHAT.
The Senators and members of the General |
Assembly have been invited to visit the Deaf !
and Dumb asylum at 8 o'clock Wednesday |
morning to inspect the workshops, etc.
Ex-Representative g. A. Tomlinson, House |
of 1886, of Milford, has gone on European |
trip.
The judiciary committee of the Rhode |
Island legislature has reported a bill pro- |
hibiting fire of any kind or kerosene for |
lighting in cars of railroad trains in that |
State after March 1, 1888. |
Representive Connor's bill giving the |
judges of the City court of New Haven
the right and power to send children to the |
orphan asylums as well as to the county |
homes was rejected by the Houge to-day.
Whitneyv1lIe.
Mr.. Dinsmore of the Yale theological |
school, who has been supplying the pulpit of |
the Whitneyville Congregational church for |